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Campaign Scolds Ludacris for Obama Rap

Song calls Hillary a 'bitch' and Bush 'mentally handicapped'

Jul 31, 08 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ludacris may have lost his most famous fan. Yesterday the rapper released “Politics as Usual,” a track from his upcoming CD that sings Barack Obama’s praises. But an Obama spokesman says Luda should be “ashamed” of the tune, which, among its other meditations, calls Hillary Clinton... More »

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Barack Obama • music • rap music • Ludacris

 Lil Wayne Busts 1M Barrier 

Rapper's release first in 3 years to hit milestone in a single week

Jun 18, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lil Wayne has become the first artist to sell more than a million albums in a week since 50 Cent in 2005, Billboard reports. Tha Carter III, the rapper's sixth album, exploded out of record stores last week, selling close to half a million its first day. The milestone sales... More »

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hip-hop • record sales • rapper • album release • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

 Lil Wayne Gives
 Milk for Free,
 Still Sells Cow  

The rapper turned to the Internet to change the game

Jun 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It made record execs cringe, but Lil Wayne's three-year mixtape giveaway sealed his megastar status, reports Rolling Stone. After his last album underperformed, Wayne built an underground following with four free double-albums released on the Internet. The risky move launched Wayne's new single "Lollipop" to Number One on... More »

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music industry • Rolling Stone • rapper • album release • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • Internet music • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

 Retro Diddy Back to Puff Daddy 

Rapper Combs hints at return to old stage name

Jun 10, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Sean Combs—also variously known as Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, and Diddy—appears to be going retro and reverting back to Puff Daddy, which he hasn’t used since 2001, E! Online reports. His rep says there’s no change in the works, but Combs suggested otherwise on... More »

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music • Diddy • hip-hop • rapper • rap music

 Jay-Z, Kanye: Kings of the Road 

Traveling rap shows cashing in like never before

Jun 2, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - It took "live bands, big sound, pyrotechnics and showmanship," not to speak of an assist from an R&B diva, but Jay-Z and Kanye West have brought hip-hop into the big leagues in the touring business. The Jay-Z tour that ended last month grossed more than $23 million,... More »

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music industry • Kanye West • hip-hop • music sales • rap music • Jay-Z • concert tour

 Kid Sister:
 Success at Her Fingertips 

'Pro Nails' rapper gets nod from Kanye

May 29, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - With her manicure anthem "Pro Nails," Chicago rapper Kid Sister (aka Melisa Young) managed to parlay a penchant for mile-long acrylic talons into a hot career. The single caught the ear of hip-hop golden boy Kanye West, who added vocals on the track and cameoed in the video,... More »

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MTV • Kanye West • rap music • female artists • urban Midwest • Kid Sister

 Remy Ma
 Sentenced
 to 8 Years
 for Assault 

'Queen of NY' is heading upstate for shooting friend

May 14, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Remy Ma was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday, following her conviction on two counts of assault for shooting her friend in the stomach. The self-proclaimed "Queen of New York" broke down in tears at the sentencing, which was somewhat more lenient than expected, reports MTV. The... More »

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crime • hip-hop • assault • rapper • rap music • Remy Ma

Rap Anti-Gay? Try Oh-So-Gay, Claims Exposé

Former MTV exec reveals rap's gay scene in new memoir

May 11, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many rappers tout anti-gay attitude, but some are secretly gay too—or so claims a former MTV exec in his upcoming memoir. “The book is not about outing people,” said Terrence Dean, author of Hiding in Hip Hop. “I wrote it so that people realize the industry... More »

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homophobia • MTV • discrimination • memoir • hip-hop • bigotry • rap music

Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges

Cops take pit bull pups, find cocaine, marijuana, guns at Arizona pad

May 9, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police arrested rapper DMX early this morning on animal-abuse and drug charges, the Arizona Republic reports. Police seized five pit bull puppies, and unknown quantities of marijuana and cocaine from the house northeast of Phoenix. More »

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cocaine • animal cruelty • marijuana • hip-hop • DMX • rapper • rap music • pit bull • police raids

 Kanye, Fiancee Call It Quits 

Alexis 'sad,' but says pair remains friendly

Apr 22, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Kanye West and his designer fiancée Alexis Phifer have officially broken off their engagement, Phifer confirmed yesterday. “They’d been having problems,” said a friend of West’s. “Kanye is really focused on his show… Alexis is a nice girl, but Kanye has been going... More »

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Kanye West • celebrity • breakup • rap music • Alexis Phifer

Mr. Hip Hop,
You Need
to Stop

Yahoo lists the
worst rappers to ever pick up a mic

Apr 20, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before Chingy or Master P came Shaq's failed try at rap. And before him were many other shameful attempts at the lyrical flow. Yahoo lists the worst rappers ever:
  1. Vanilla Ice: The "Ice Ice Baby" king also failed as an actor in Cool as Ice.
  2. MC
... More »

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music • list • celebrity • Diddy • Shaquille O'Neal • hip-hop • rap music • Vanilla Ice • MC Hammer

 14-Year-Old Boy Sues 50 Cent 

Teen alleges rapper's music promotes gangsta lifestyle that led to his assault

Apr 10, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - 50 Cent and Universal Music Group were sued yesterday for promoting a "gangsta lifestyle" that encourages violence. The plaintiff: 14-year-old James Rosemond, who was assaulted on a Manhattan sidewalk by 50's fellow G-Unit member Tony Yayo. Rosemond is the son of a record exec whose label represents The Game,... More »

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50 Cent • Universal Music Group • violence • hip-hop • assault • rap music • Tony Yayo • The Game

 Jay-Z to Sign Record $150M Deal 

Live Nation deal sign of industry upheaval

Apr 3, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Jay-Z is about to decamp from record label Def Jam and sign a $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, reports the New York Times. The deal, Live Nation's biggest to date, will give the superstar financial backing for tours, his own record label and other related... More »

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music industry • concert • hip-hop • Atlantic Records • Madonna • rap music • Live Nation • American Gangster • Mary J. Blige • Def Jam • Jay-Z • The Black Album • Rocawear • CD sales

LA Times Apologizes
for Diddy-Tupac Story

Paper admits it was based on fake FBI documents from con man

Mar 27, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today admitted the paper was duped in its story alleging that Sean "Diddy" Combs was connected to the 1994 murder of fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The reporter and editor responsible for the story apologized and said parts of it were based on FBI records that... More »

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fraud • Diddy • Los Angeles Times • apology • rap music • Tupac Shakur • East Coast-West Coast rap feud • hoaxes

T.I. Will Get Jail Sentence in Weapons Rap

Community service first for rapper, who faces year behind bars

Mar 27, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper T.I.—aka Clifford Harris—pleaded guilty today in Atlanta to weapons charges, the AP reports. Harris will have to spend about a year in jail but must complete 1,500 hours of community service first; he also faces three years' house arrest and a $100,000 fine.... More »

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prison • Atlanta • community service • plea bargain • hip-hop • rap music • automatic weapons • TI • personal arsenals • guns

Tupac Was
Right to
Suspect Diddy

Combs was behind 1994 NY ambush,
new info reveals

Mar 17, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tupac Shakur was right: Associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Notorious BIG were behind the beating and shooting of Shakur in New York in 1994. New info uncovered and interviews conducted by the LA Times show Combs' buddies set up the ambush, which kicked off the countrywide feud... More »

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Diddy • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG

(Newser) - Move over indie-rock—Hip-hop got a big bump at South by Southwest this year. Houston's emerging hip-hop scene helped spread word within the rap community, the AP reports, and some 150 acts took the stage this year. "Honestly I didn't know too much about this," says Del the... More »

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music • festival • hip-hop • rap music • Bun B • Ice Cube • The Cool Kids • SXSW • 2 Live Crew

Hey, Hey, Hey! Cosby's a Rapper Now

His hip-hop record will criticize hip-hop culture, without the bad words

Feb 6, 08 8:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Cosby, long a vocal critic of urban street culture and its gangsta rap, is holding his enemies close. His next record, State of Emergency, will be nothing but hip-hop, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The album will address sober issues faced by America's black youth, such as teen pregnancy and... More »

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drugs • black culture • rap music • Bill Cosby • teen pregnancy • comedian

'Diddy Did It,' Say Witnesses in Assault Lawsuit

Rapper 'socked' man
in row over woman

Jan 19, 08 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Four witnesses have backed up a realtor's claim that rapper "P Diddy" Sean Combs struck him at at a post-Oscar party in Los Angeles last year in a confrontation over a woman, according to court papers filed yesterday in a lawsuit . "I remember seeing him go flying, not... More »

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lawsuit • Diddy • assault • rap music

Coroner
Doesn't Know Why Kanye's Mom Died

Autopsy fails to turn up official cause

Jan 11, 08 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - An autopsy of rapper Kanye West's mother has failed to turn up an official cause of death, E! Online reports. A report by the Los Angeles coroner said that Donda West suffered from coronary disease as well as post-operative problems from liposuction and breast-reduction surgery, but that "the final... More »

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plastic surgery • Kanye West • hip-hop • breast reduction • rap music • liposuction • Donda West • Jan Adams • coroner's report

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